MethodBase.Attributes Property

Property Value

Type: System.Reflection.MethodAttributes
The attributes of the method.

Imports System.Reflection

Class Example

   Public Sub Mymethod(ByVal int1m As Integer, ByRef str2m As String, ByRef str3m As String)
      str2m = "in Mymethod"
   End Sub 

   Public Shared Function Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) As Integer
      outputBlock.Text &= "Reflection.MethodBase.Attributes Sample" & vbCrLf

      ' Get the type.
      Dim MyType As Type = GetType(Example)

      ' Get the method Mymethod on the type.
      Dim Mymethodbase As MethodBase = MyType.GetMethod("Mymethod")

      ' Display the method name.
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Mymethodbase = {0}.", Mymethodbase) & vbCrLf

      ' Get the MethodAttribute enumerated value.
      Dim Myattributes As MethodAttributes = Mymethodbase.Attributes

      ' Display the flags that are set.
      PrintAttributes(outputBlock, GetType(System.Reflection.MethodAttributes), CInt(Myattributes))
      Return 0
   End Function 

   Public Shared Sub PrintAttributes(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal attribType As Type, ByVal iAttribValue As Integer)
      If Not attribType.IsEnum Then
         outputBlock.Text &= "This type is not an enum." & vbCrLf
         Return
      End If
      Dim fields As FieldInfo() = attribType.GetFields((BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Static))
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 0 To fields.Length - 1
         Dim fieldvalue As Integer = CType(fields(i).GetValue(Nothing), Int32)
         If (fieldvalue And iAttribValue) = fieldvalue Then
            outputBlock.Text &= fields(i).Name & vbCrLf
         End If
      Next i
   End Sub 
End Class 

' This example produces the following output:
'
'Reflection.MethodBase.Attributes Sample 
'Mymethodbase = Void Mymethod(Int32, System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef) 
'PrivateScope 
'FamANDAssem 
'Family 
'Public 
'ReuseSlot 

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Example
{
   public void Mymethod(int int1m, out string str2m, ref string str3m)
   {
      str2m = "in Mymethod";
   }

   public static int Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += "Reflection.MethodBase.Attributes Sample" + "\n";

      // Get the type.
      Type MyType = typeof(Example);

      // Get the method Mymethod on the type.
      MethodBase Mymethodbase = MyType.GetMethod("Mymethod");

      // Display the method name.
      outputBlock.Text += "Mymethodbase = " + Mymethodbase + "\n";

      // Get the MethodAttribute enumerated value.
      MethodAttributes Myattributes = Mymethodbase.Attributes;

      // Display the flags that are set.
      PrintAttributes(outputBlock, typeof(System.Reflection.MethodAttributes), (int)Myattributes);
      return 0;
   }


   public static void PrintAttributes(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, Type attribType, int iAttribValue)
   {
      if (!attribType.IsEnum)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += "This type is not an enum." + "\n";
         return;
      }

      FieldInfo[] fields = attribType.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static);
      for (int i = 0; i < fields.Length; i++)
      {
         int fieldvalue = (Int32)fields[i].GetValue(null);
         if ((fieldvalue & iAttribValue) == fieldvalue)
         {
            outputBlock.Text += fields[i].Name + "\n";
         }
      }
   }
}

/* This example produces the following output:

Reflection.MethodBase.Attributes Sample 
Mymethodbase = Void Mymethod(Int32, System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef) 
PrivateScope 
FamANDAssem 
Family 
Public 
HideBySig 
ReuseSlot 
 */